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November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1945

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[post updated 4/18/24]

Posted on December 5, 2023April 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, pulp art, rafael desoto, robert c. dennis, talmage powell, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1945 issue

May 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2023December 2, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet, cyril plunkett, day keene, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, ken lewis, pulp art, samuel cherry, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on May 1945 issue

July 1945 Canadian issue

July 1945

Canadian cover version of the May 1945 US issue

Posted on November 26, 2023December 3, 2023Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bullet, canadian pulp, day keene, detective tales magazine, medical fiction, pulp artLeave a comment on July 1945 Canadian issue

December 1945 Canadian issue

December 1945

Posted on November 26, 2023November 24, 2023Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags canadian pulp, day keene, detective tales magazine, pulp artLeave a comment on December 1945 Canadian issue

July 1950 issue

July 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, district attorney, john d. macdonald, pulp art, robinson macleanLeave a comment on July 1950 issue

April 1945 Canadian issue

April 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 21, 2023November 20, 2023Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags canadian pulp, code, day keene, detective tales magazine, mailbox, screw driver, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1945 Canadian issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[post updated 1/14/24]

Posted on November 21, 2023January 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bomb, c. william harrison, day keene, detective tales magazine, nitro, pulp art, rafael desotoLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1951 issue

February 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 20, 2023May 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags detective tales magazine, hugh b. cave, john d. macdonald, pulp art, richard wormser, veil, william campbell gault, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

February 1944 Canadian issue

February 1944

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, paperbackTags canadian pulp, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, pulp art, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1944 Canadian issue

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

February 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 18, 2023November 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, detective tales magazine, evening wear, fred macisaac, handcuffs, norvell w. page, paul ernst, pulp art, telephone, tom lovell, tux, venetian blinds, walter c. brownLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

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